Lilongwe vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

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Lilongwe Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person
$591
$922
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1409
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$250
$546
🏘️ Family rent
$382
$329
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$219
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.6
$74.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$121
$811
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
14
17
😀 Quality of life
30
45
🏙️ Population
989K
6.71M

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 36% less expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 8027th and 6200th ($591 vs $922) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 15th in Malawi and China, respectively. Check Malawi vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Lilongwe compared to 0.9 months in Yancheng. Lilongwe ranked 3rd best city to live in Malawi vs Yancheng ranked 268th in China, while ranked 8837th and 7176th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lilongwe vs Yancheng

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Lilongwe Yancheng
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.25
$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.2
$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.08
$3.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.31
$4.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$1131
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$112
$345
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$601
$405
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$198
$232
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.7
$51.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.7
$10.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.71%
3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9004
$2571
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$506
$1818
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.91
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.5
$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.64
$4.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$0.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$6.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$2.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$9.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.74
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.1
$4.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.11
$7.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.66
$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.53
$4.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$44.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.64
$3.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$22.9
$48.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.6
$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2330
$18853

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Distance City Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi Monkey Bay
$521
134 km or 83 mi Ntcheu
$495
169 km or 105 mi Mangochi
$496
228 km or 142 mi Zomba
$458
233 km or 145 mi Mzimba
$530
240 km or 149 mi Blantyre
$505
243 km or 151 mi Tete
$828
283 km or 176 mi Mzuzu
$527
293 km or 182 mi Mulanje
$461
506 km or 314 mi Kasama
$1002
518 km or 322 mi Harare
$1024
524 km or 326 mi Marondera
$768
533 km or 331 mi Chitungwiza
$770
536 km or 333 mi Chinhoyi
$639
545 km or 339 mi Quelimane
$692
550 km or 342 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$815
566 km or 352 mi Mbeya
$469
567 km or 353 mi Mutare
$764
568 km or 353 mi Ndola
$613
572 km or 355 mi Chimoio
$924
603 km or 375 mi Nampula
$935
613 km or 381 mi Lusaka
$686
616 km or 383 mi Mansa
$1030
616 km or 383 mi Kitwe
$1189
618 km or 384 mi Mufulira
$1473
637 km or 396 mi Kadoma
$754
660 km or 410 mi Chingola
$1229
660 km or 410 mi Beira
$1000
682 km or 424 mi Kwekwe
$706
732 km or 455 mi Lubumbashi
$1133
740 km or 460 mi Pemba
$1521
741 km or 460 mi Gweru
$577
744 km or 462 mi Nacala
$1181
746 km or 464 mi Masvingo
$861
795 km or 494 mi Choma
$750
835 km or 519 mi Likasi
$1039
883 km or 549 mi Bulawayo
$630
886 km or 551 mi Dodoma
$506
902 km or 560 mi Morogoro
$408
949 km or 590 mi Livingstone
$718

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Xinghua
$677
62 km or 39 mi Dongtai
$678
93 km or 58 mi Gaoyou
$632
94 km or 58 mi Huai'an
$661
101 km or 62 mi Hai'an
$647
104 km or 64 mi Taizhou
$675
119 km or 74 mi Rugao
$646
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhou
$618
132 km or 82 mi Tianchang
$623
132 km or 82 mi Yangzhong
$611
136 km or 85 mi Taixing
$636
146 km or 91 mi Zhenjiang
$525
154 km or 96 mi Yizheng
$601
155 km or 96 mi Jingjiang
$636
160 km or 99 mi Lianyungang
$553
164 km or 102 mi Danyang
$604
166 km or 103 mi Jiangyin
$650
172 km or 107 mi Nantong
$557
173 km or 108 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
177 km or 110 mi Changzhou
$623
181 km or 113 mi Suqian
$617
184 km or 114 mi Jurong
$626
193 km or 120 mi Haimen
$620
197 km or 122 mi Nanjing
$765
198 km or 123 mi Xinyi
$571
202 km or 125 mi Changshu
$644
204 km or 127 mi Wuxi
$683
211 km or 131 mi Mingguang
$594
223 km or 138 mi Pizhou
$576
226 km or 141 mi Qidong
$701
227 km or 141 mi Yixing
$684
228 km or 142 mi Liyang
$652
234 km or 145 mi Rizhao
$549
234 km or 146 mi Taicang
$669
237 km or 147 mi Suzhou
$782
237 km or 147 mi Kunshan
$696
248 km or 154 mi Linyi
$530
250 km or 155 mi Ma'anshan
$669
264 km or 164 mi Bengbu
$519
275 km or 171 mi Pudong
$1002